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JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Volume 43, Issue 3, Pages 433-443Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2011.12.004
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Biosorption; Cadmium; Zinc; Activated sludge; Equilibrium; Biosorption mechanism
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Dried activated sludge (DAS) has been used for obtaining quantitative data of the cadmium and zinc biosorption from single and binary aqueous CdCl2 and ZnCl2 solutions in batch experiments using radiotracer technique. It was shown that the metal removal is a rapid process significantly influenced by solution pH. The mechanisms of biosorption of Cd and Zn by DAS were examined by FTIR, SEM-EDX analysis and chemical blocking of functional groups. Results revealed the dominant role of the carboxyl group in Cd and Zn ion-binding by DAS and participation of the ion-exchange mechanism in metal ion biosorption. The maximum uptake capacity Q(max) at pH 6.0 calculated from Langmuir isotherm was 540 +/- 16 mu mol/g for Zn2+ and 510 +/- 17 mu mol/g for Cd2+ ions. The response surface methodology was used for investigation of interactions and competitive effects in binary metal system Cd2+-Zn2+. Interaction plots revealed strong interactions between the initial concentration of co-ion, solution pH and sorption capacity of the primary ion. Maximum sorption capacities of DAS in the binary system Cd2+-Zn2+ were 321 mu mol Cd2+/g and 312 mu mol Zn2+/g, indicating a higher affinity for Cd2+ compared with Zn2+ ions. (C) 2011 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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